Homework+&+Practice


 * __HOMEWORK & PRACTICE __**

What are the purposes of homework? What kind of homework do I assign my students? What makes homework effective, and how do I know it has been effective? What questions do I have about using homework?
 * Read & Reflect **
 * homework is practice. It gives learners a change to practice a skill, it gives them more time to engage in the content and build skills.
 * the assignments I assign are designed to let learners practice applying concepts. The can make mistakes, get feedback and correct performance.
 * targeted to learning objectives, short and designed for easy feedback
 * how do we get teachers to 1) give less of it and 2) not grade it so highly?
 * How do we move more to “flipping the classroom” so homework becomes classwork and the homework is the introduction of concepts.

What kind of skills do I ask my students to practice? How do I decide which skills students need to practice a great deal and which skills they can just have a basic proficiency in? What makes skills practice effective? What questions do I have about using skills practice in my classroom?
 * writing, thinking, applying, analyzing, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">those that are needed for the objectives.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">time, quality of targeted feedback, reinforcing effort, and success
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">motivating kids to do more of it.

Apply & Reflect
Here is my Quizlet -- I teach a grad class in Instructional Design so I used terms and concepts from the class. You need a password to access the flashcards! The password is //**design**//

I found Quizlet very easy to use and very powerful. I was thrilled at the foreign language capability and the built in audio features. I think it is even more impactful if students create their own cards.